What does scottish mean?
Definitions for scottish
ˈskɒt ɪʃscot·tish
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Princeton's WordNet
Scottish, Scots, Scots Englishadjective
the dialect of English used in Scotland
Scots, Scottish, Scotchadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
"Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"
Wiktionary
Scottishadjective
Of a person, native to or born in Scotland.
Scottishadjective
Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.
Scottishnoun
The people of Scotland.
Etymology: From Scot + -ish.
ChatGPT
scottish
Scottish generally refers to anything related to Scotland, a country in the United Kingdom located in the northern part of Great Britain. This includes its culture, people, geography, history, music, languages (such as Scottish Gaelic and Scots), foods, and traditions. A person who is Scottish is someone who is from Scotland or of Scottish descent.
Webster Dictionary
Scottishadjective
of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect
Etymology: [From Scot a Scotchman: cf. AS. Scyttisc, and E. Scotch, a., Scots, a.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'scottish' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #979
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'scottish' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2679
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'scottish' in Adjectives Frequency: #122
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scottish in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scottish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of scottish in a Sentence
It's likely to feature prominently in the next UK general election. If The SNP once again wins the overwhelming majority of Scottish seats in that election, they could be a considerable force in the House of Commons and much harder to ignore, especially in a scenario where they hold the balance of power.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon:
A second (Scottish) independence referendum is clearly an option that requires to be on the table, and it is very much on the table, to ensure that that option is a deliverable one in the required timetable, steps will be taken now to ensure that the necessary legislation is in place.
We all agreed, as do the Scottish public, that the independence referendum should be a 'once in a generation' or a 'once in a lifetime' event, so now it is time to move on. Some may want to obsess about separation, but I am focused on delivering devolution.
Let me be plain, we are not going to do a deal with the Scottish National Party, if it meant we weren’t going to be in government, not doing a coalition, not doing a deal, then so be it. I am not going to have a Labour government if it means deals or coalitions with the Scottish National Party.
I don't think Brexit becomes a real issue until well into next year, in the Scottish referendum we had one big move following a poll that came out just before the referendum. Before then we had almost nothing.
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